Wanda Sykes will soon get the chance to make fun of President Obama to his face.
The comic actress has been selected as the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington.
“The first thing I did when they asked me to do this gig: I made sure my taxes were paid,” quipped Sykes, taking a dig at the withdrawal of former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle from consideration for Obama’s Cabinet because of late tax payment.
Sykes, 44, has established a comic identity around her blunt, feisty personality. Last year, the comedian publicly announced she is gay and spoke out against California’s passage of Proposition 8 to ban same-sex marriage. Sykes appears on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” and first made a name on TV with stints on “The Chris Rock Show” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
